Midway (CVA 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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HONG KONG Once there were many. Peking, Shang-Hai, Foochow, Hong Kong, Hanoi, Macao. . . The names of the many mysterious Asiatic ports have entertained and mtrigued white men for centuries. Of this list tliere is only one left which still has the old flavor and can still be visited by American sailors Hong Kong. The very name rings of interna- tional travel and century-old intrigue. Today the city is the same as it has always been, a center of unusual color and character built upon a foundation of world trade. Hong Kong has contributed many colorful pages to the book of history, and it is almost certain to add more soon, for today Hong Kong sits upon land rented from the Chinese Communists. The Chinese need it as a source of British pounds and American dollars. We need it as one of the few places left on the Asiatic mainland where the West still has a symbol of democracy. Both sides need it as a place to gather informa- tion about the other side. This key spot in the Asiatic Cold War was the third. . .Life We See. 116